Ice-tongs.



No. 884,448. PAI'ENTED APR. 14, 1908.

J. L. WILLIAMS.

ICE TONGS. 8 v APPLIOATIONIILED Dno.14,197.

UNITED STATES ,PATEN T OFFICE.

JOHN L. WILLIAMS, OF PHILADELPHIA7 PENNSYLVANIA.

ICE-TONGS.

Application filed December 14, 1907.

tion.

My invention relates to that class of ice tongs formed from a singlelength of Wire.

The object of my invention is to form an ice tongs of a single length ofWire comprising, a handle bar formed by coiling the wire in close coils,Springs at the ends of the handle formed by coiling the wire in a planeat right angles to the handle coils, and arms ex tending downwardly andinwardly from the Springs and terminating in penetrating prongs. Thisobject I accomplish by the construction shown in -the accompanyingdrawing in which the figure is a side elevation of my improved icetongs.

A, designates the handle bar formed by coiling a length of Spring wire,at its middle portion, into a series of close or tight coils a so as toform a practically rigid bar. The wire at the ends of this handle bar Ais coiled at right angles to the coils a, to form the Specificaton ofLetters Patent.

ratented Aprn 14, 1908.

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springs a', and the ends of the wire extend downwardly and inwardly fromthe springs a' to form the arms az which terminate at their ends inpenetrating points af* in the plane of the handle bar A' and at a pointintermediate the ends thereof.

It will be seen that the tight coils a form a strong` and practicallyrigid handle and that they also hold the Springs a' pressed firmlytowards each other to thus afford extra gripping action to the tongs.The Springs a' press the gripping arms 0,2 and their points a3 togetherwith suflicient force to cause a block of ice to be firmly and Securelygripped.

What I claim is An ice tongs formed of a single length of wire andcomprising a tightly coiled handle bar; coiled springs at the ends ofthe bar and at right angles thereto, and arms extending from saidSprings downwardly and inwardly below the handle bar and terminating inpenetrating points.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature, in presence of two witnesses.

JOHN L. WILLIAMS.

Witnesses:

L. A. TAULANE, LILLIAN L. SPIESS.

